Overview

• Kyle Shanahan said the team “didn’t have a choice” after confidence eroded in Moody from the player, the stands and the locker room, noting there is no backup at kicker.
• Moody was waived after Week 1, when he missed a 27-yard field goal and had a 36-yarder blocked, capping a prolonged slump that followed a sharp accuracy drop in 2024.
• San Francisco signed veteran Eddy Piñeiro, who owns an 88.1% career field-goal rate that ranks among the best in NFL history.
• In his first game for the 49ers on Sunday, Piñeiro missed his initial PAT but later converted two field goals and another extra point.
• Moody, a 2023 third-round pick, landed on the Chicago Bears’ practice squad as he works to regain form, while injuries to Brock Purdy and George Kittle have heightened the 49ers’ need for stability in the kicking game.